The Swedish IT and medical-technology company Sectra announces the appointment of Carlos Cardoso as President of Sectra Medical Systems S.L. This new wholly-owned subsidiary has offices in Spain and Portugal and will sell and service medical systems in these markets.
Carlos Cardoso assumed his position at Sectra on November 1, 2005. He joins Sectra from Philips Medical Systems in Portugal, where he has been PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems) Business Manager for the past three years. He has also worked with sales and implementation of medical imaging systems in South America.
"Carlos Cardoso has been highly successful in managing operations in the Portuguese PACS business. His experience and extensive knowledge about customer needs and local requirements will be a tremendous benefit to our operations," says Georg Sellman, Vice President Operations at Sectra Imtec AB.
Sectra has offices in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the UK, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the US and Australia. In addition, Sectra operates through partners worldwide.
Dr. Torbjörn Kronander, President, Sectra Imtec AB, +46 705 23 52 27
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Sectra, the recipient of the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Medical Imaging Company of the Year Award, is one of today's major diagnostic imaging providers. More than 750 hospitals worldwide use Sectra's system performing over 35 million radiology examinations per year. Sectra's core business is delivering top-of-the-line, high-availability, robust, enterprise diagnostic imaging for 24/7 operation. In Scandinavia, Sectra is the market leader with more than 50% of all film-free installations. The company's systems are installed in most major countries in Europe, the Far East and in North America.
Sectra, founded in 1978, has its roots at the Linköping Institute of Technology in Sweden. Since the mid-1980s, Sectra has successfully conducted development and sales of cutting edge products in expansive niche segments. Today, Sectra operations include medical systems and secure communication systems.
Sectra has offices in ten countries and operates through partners all over the world. Sales for the fiscal year 2004/2005 totaled SEK 456 million. Since March 1999, Sectra's shares have been quoted on the O-list of the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
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